For those who read my post last year on the tradition of Santa Claus will be far from surprised to learn that in my household, we don’t ‘do’ the Easter Bunny, nor will we…ever. In fact, my husband absolutely detests the idea of the Easter Bunny – though perhaps he had a bias to begin […]
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When it comes to Lent it’s very easy to focus on the more practical aspects of preparing for Easter. We can get bogged down in our fasting, abstinence and penance and forget that while our children might be dragged along with us on the journey to the Resurrection, the whole concept of Lent
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The Order of the Holy Rosary The Rosary begins with the Apostles Creed, followed by one Our Father, three Hail Marys, a Glory Be. Next come five mysteries, each consisting of one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, a Glory Be, and, if desired, the Fatima Prayers. Conclude with the Hail Holy Queen. The
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One of the arguments of feminist revolutionaries championed by Germaine Greer was that gender conditioning was alive and well in our culture and that it was a form of sexual politics. In other words girls are conditioned to be feminine, to like pretty things, play with dolls and play house and other such ‘girly’
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Tony Abbott currently flies the flag for Catholicism in politics, but is this a win for truth? Every politician is disliked by a particular demographic. Tony Abbott is no different. Certainly there are many who dislike Abbott because of his conservative stance on numerous issues, but the demographic that seems irked the most by
In the Apostles Creed the only ancient statement of Christian beliefs, one of the twelve articles of which the Creed is comprised says: “he ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of God the Father..” Jesus ascended and was not assumed. Indeed, Elijah in the Old Testament was assumed in a
